1982 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1982 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Muddy Waters, the Spartans compiled a 2–9 overall record (2–7 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

1982 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJames Neelyne
CaptainCarl Banks, John Leister
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 8 1 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Ohio State 7 1 0 9 3 0
Iowa 6 2 0 8 4 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 5 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0 7 5 0
Indiana 4 5 0 5 6 0
Purdue 3 6 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 2 7 0 2 9 0
Minnesota 1 8 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Two Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team: linebacker Carl Banks (AP-1; UPI-1); and defensive lineman Smiley Creswell (AP-2; UPI-2).[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at IllinoisL 16–2366,152
September 18No. 12 Ohio StateL 10–3173,483
September 25at No. 16 Miami (FL)*L 22–2526,748
October 2No. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 3–1177,119
October 9at MichiganL 17–31106,113[5]
October 16at WisconsinL 23–2478,187
October 23Purdue 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 21–2466,707
October 30at IndianaW 22–1438,571
November 6Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 24–2853,513
November 13at MinnesotaW 26–757,146
November 20Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 18–2450,103
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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At Miami (FL)

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Michigan State at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Spartans 0 1480 22
Hurricanes 6 937 25
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida

Notre Dame

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Notre Dame at Michigan State
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 2 900 11
Spartans 0 030 3

Iowa

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Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 10 1400 24
Spartans 0 3015 18
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 1:02 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 50,103
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Breezy and warm, chance of rain, Wind SSE 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: John Nealon

Roster

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1982 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 34 Tom Robinson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 54 Carl Banks Jr
S 32 Phil Parker Fr
DE 93 Kelly Quinn Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P/K 2 Ralf Mojsiejenko So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
  4. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
  5. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 10, 1982). "Wolverines devour MSU: Carter catches a flock of U-M records in 31-17 romp". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.